025: The Vocalist Episode -with Gateway's Anna Byrd and Jill Brewer

The Exceptional Worship Podcast

Show Notes: In this episode, we interview Gateway vocalists/worship leaders Jill Brewer and Anna Byrd. We get into topics like: - Pop vocal technique - lead vocal teams - vocal health - fears and insecurities vocalists face Gateway Vocal Chart Samples (put in one pdf) About Jill Brewer: Jill and her husband, Robb, both serve on staff at Gateway church. Robb is an Executive Pastor at the Southlake Campus, and Jill is the Associate Director in Worship Development over vocal development. They have 4 kids ranging from 21-14 years old, and all 4 kids are involved in worship teams across the different Gateway campuses. While studying Music Education at Texas Christian University, Jill started teaching voice and piano privately, and has now been doing so for 25 years. The last 8 years or so have been devoted to learning and teaching the Pop-Style vocal technique that she learned while studying with Brian Schexnayder. This technique is what all of Gateways vocalists are using, and what is also being taught in Gateway’s Worship Team Academy, a training ground for developing the next generation of worshippers. [e-mail] Anna Byrd is a singer/songwriter and Worship Leader at Gateway Church. You can learn more about her at http://annabyrdmusic.com/ Twitter: @annabyrd Instagram: @annabyrdmusic Gateway Vocal Chart Samples: http://www.worshipteamcoach.com/upload/documents/download_content/podcast_material/gateway_vocal_charts_samples.pdf Free Team Training Series: How To Be a Healthy Team Member You can get a FREE training class (7 lessons) for your team members, How To Be A Healthy Team Member, PLUS the companion team member assessment tool. You can get download all these lessons immediately and start to get your team ready to grow and develop. Plus, by signing up for that free training, you’ll be a part of the WorshipWorkshop Insiders—a group of people who get free stuff and give valuable input to us as we develop the resource. And have a chance to get in on the ground floor of worship workshop.com with huge savings for life. Go to https://worshipworkshop.com/ to sign up. Music is by Coresound Music https://coresoundmusic.com/